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Bannon has unapologetically and unabashedly promoted
that extreme web site and this will be a primary person who
will have the attention of his buddy, Donald Trump.
You can check out the rantings and ravings of this far
right web site by simply googling it and you will be gob
smacked with the nutty and dangerous doggerel that they
allow to find a home there.
Again, it is important not to under estimate the impact
that Bannon will have on his fellow traveler Donald Trump
when it comes to domestic and international policies.
If you like conspiracy theories and just plain old fashioned
nuttiness, Bannon is your man...and to think, he will have
the audience of the soon incoming president!
Makes you wanna holler, throw up both your hands!
Now, and if that is not enough to give you the
heebie-jeebies, we now learn that the Donald will nominate a
tried and true racist for the important position of attorney
general, the senator from the state that made bombings
during the civil rights campaigns of this country so famous
that they, tongue in cheek, renamed Birmingham, Alabama... "Bombingham."
Such was the ruthless nature of that state and city when
it came to resisting the civil rights movement. Remember the
three black girls killed in a church in that city during the
civil rights demonstrations?
That nominee for the attorney general slot is Sen. Jeff
Sessions. He has a recorded history of being crass and
hardcore on anything related to civil rights even to the
point where there are allegations from eyewitnesses that he
regularly used to use the "N" word and was comfortable in
calling adult black men..."boy".
To Sessions, the NAACP was termed, "un-American.”
Sessions was shot down by his fellow senators when back in
the 1980's he was seeking a federal court judgeship.
Happily, more rational minds prevailed and blocked that from
becoming history.
Sessions has been reported to state that the KKK was
okay with him until he found out that they smoked
marijuana. Sessions later said that was a joke and not to
be taken literally.
To have Sessions and/or Bannon sitting on Trumps
shoulders and feed his already warped mind mis-information
and fabricated conspiracy stories will result in a White
House lunacy that will be the fodder for the late night
comedians for years to come.
What is not to be missed in the selections of Trump's
Cabinet is the fact that he is setting the tone for policy
decisions and which will affect many, many agencies and
branches of government; and millions of people will be on
the direct receiving end of his advice and counsel from his
far right advisors.
Imagine if you would for a moment if President Obama
had Louis Farrakhan or the Black Panthers in his inner
circle or as his advisors. The hue and cry from America
would be deafening! But, to date, any such national and
sustained outrage is woefully missing.
It is as if the majority of Americans are comfy so far
with those personalities being the "tongue and hand" of
Trump.
Might it be too stark and harsh to suggest that since
Trump (who was heartily endorsed by the KKK) has made,
again, being openly racist not a vice but a virtue for those
who believe that white America is slipping away from them;
and it is time to assert their power or all is lost?
When the appointments for the heads of Health and Human
Services, Justice Department, Agriculture and Commerce are
announced, you will see the final outlines of the Trump
agenda and it will not be kind to people of color and
especially so since "we" did not vote for him in record
numbers.
When Trump starts appointing local federal judges who
have a bent towards restricting civil rights and leaning
more towards state rights, be forewarned that such a
"alt-right" agenda means trouble in the land.
Enough trouble I predict that will necessitate the
revival of the moribund "Obama Coalition" to fend off the
ensuing encroachments into human and civil rights.
The issue of the deportation of millions of Muslims and/or
illegal immigrants will cause a national migraine because
such a massive legal and costly movement by the federal
government will be met with dissent in the streets and in
courts.
Trump will not "heal" this divided country with his
planned divisiveness since he relishes playing one group off
and against the other and he will cover up this recklessness
with lies upon lies upon lies. Remember that the Bible
states that Satan is the father of all lies. Someone needs
to tell Trump who his real daddy is!
And for the approximately one half of the eligible
voting public who chose not to vote in this pivotal election
for whatever reason, when the tension in the air gets
unbearable and you find yourself wondering what happened, my
words to you?
"You opted out and hid in the closet, please be quiet!"
Note: Have you seen the servile acts of both Ted Cruz
and Mitt Romney as they crawl on their belly to Trump Towers
to grin and smile in the face of the man that they
vehemently excoriated and castigated but when Trump calls,
they, like whipped puppy dogs, run to their political
master.
Why? They have no shame or self respect because it is
all about power and being in the public arena. Both
politicos soiled their garments with their open display of
moral cowardice; and you wonder why politicos are held in
such contempt that they are below the respect given to used
car salesmen!
The America that you know now is about to undertake a
cataclysmic reordering of wealth and power. Dissent. Attack
and counterattack. Lawsuits galore. Public vituperative
discourse. These will be the orders of the day.
When that happens, Trump does not possess the moral
fortitude or reservoirs of goodwill, compassion or empathy
to stem the tide that he intentionally caused to breech the
dam of civility and flood America. You reap what you sow.
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